travelling to india...any advice

[viscera912]

hi everyone,

some of you may recall my earlier postings regarding going to my home country of india and pricing diamonds. i am flying out aprill 11 and taking with me about a year and a half of knowledge i have gleaned from this site. the primary purpose is to evaluate the quality of diamonds there and compare the prices with those here in the states. i am not planning on purchasing a diamond on this trip. i get there a week after my parents get there and they want to go look at diamonds for me. this is an interesting dilemma because it has been years since my parents have dealt with diamond and they need some education i am trying to give them a crash course in what to look for but i am wondering if any of you have any advice regarding the most important and main things to keep in mind? i am looking to purchase a princess diamond with all the bells and whistles regarding cut parameters. i may even get him to get an IS before he goes over. anyway, any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!

jason

ps
garry, dave, or anyone else with experience in india....do you know of some good stores or people in mumbai or delhi that we could check out?

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

On my last trip I visited some retail stores.

Prices were very good (not e-tail though)
Info was appalling - very few large single stones and not many certs.
One place advertised H&A''s in the national paper and had 1 stone but no viewer.